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 258 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ch. sms. ism:. construct thereon the necessary storehouses, offices, shops, stables, sheds, power houses, quarters, and other buildings, together with wharves for the accommodation of at least four ships of the Army {wwzlw. transport service: Provided, That a contract or contracts may be °’°°°m°m` entered into by the Secretary of War for the construction of the buildings herein provided for, including the preparation of the ground for buildin sites, the acquisition by condemnation proceedings of the submergeddands needed for wharves., the construction of roads, walks, and drain, and for the installation of sewerage, watersupply, and electiic-light) systems; to be paid for as appropriations may rom time Limiwi Mi- to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate the sum of one - million five hundred thousand dollars, of which amount seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars shall be immediately available. Rifle <¤>¤w¤¢·¤. tw- NATIONAL morur AND MEDALS Fon RIFLE coNTEsTs: That for the ph""dm°d°1°' purpose of furnishing a national trophy and medals and other prizes to be provided and contested for annually, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, said contest to be open to the Army, Navy, Marine (Jo, and the National Guard or organized militia of the several States, l'lP;l'1‘lt0I'i0S, and of the District of Columbia, and for the cost of the trophy, prizes, and medals herein provided for, and for the promotion of rifle practice, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be expended for the purposes hereinbefore prescribed under the direction of the Secretary of War, five thousand dollars. mupasi mam, That the following sum be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out m2?" °‘ Rm of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay r E¤P°¤¤°*· under the direction of the Secretary of War, the actual expenses of members of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice incident to attending oihcial meetings of said board, called by the Secretary of Wai-, durin the fiscal years ended June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, func thirtieth, nineteen hundred and four, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, the sum of two thousand one hundred and sixty-two dollars. Funds from stores Hereafter all funds received as the value of military stores trans- },i‘$,”LZl°"°° t° Phmp ferred by the several staff departments of the Army to the Insular Department of the Philippines, or work done. shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and remain available during till? fiscal year in which the transaction occurred and the following year for the procurement of like military stores to replace those so transferred. rumnues ny om- ll henever the Ordnance Department, under existing regulations, "“"°° D°""°"'°"t‘ procures stores for other Executive Departments or bureaus, including the Philippine government, its appropriations shall be applicable to defray the necessary expenses in connection with the procurenient, subject to reimbursement from time to time. or on completion of the work. fgom the department or bureau for which the stores were procure. m   i lll‘l'€‘3Qi:t€I' tilt} '[)lll'(5l]tlS(¥ of Sllppll(‘S :\l\(l [ill? ])l'(>('Ill't‘l)ll‘lll) of SCl'\`ll'(‘S p,},,, y‘ ‘ for all branches ot the Army service may be made in open market. in umn. the manner common among business men. when the aggregate of the amount required docs not exceed five hundred dollars; but every such purchase exceeding one hundred dollars shall be promptlv reported to the Secyetary of Vlvar for approval. under such regulatioiis as he may prescri »e. i~1¤-swim Michel. To enable the Secretary of \Var to »re iare the vround and suitably mm"ggr°v°g' mark the graves of soldiers and sailiirs imried ori, Isle Saint Michel, commonly known ns ‘°Crab Island," the sum of twenty thousand dollars. or such portion thereof as may be necessary. i l_ei:;¤3:l§;¤¤{[£Y¤¤i•»¤i¤1 .That the Secretary of War is_hereby authorized to accept. on behalf Am,p¤{¤,,e',,; 1,,,,1 ol the L nited States, the dedication and gift by Mrs. Rachael A. Puxson. as stated in her written offer of January fourteenth, nineteen hundred